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docent

[doh-suhnt, doh-tsent] / ˈdoʊ sənt, doʊˈtsɛnt /
NOUN
guide
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Jennifer Koles, a nature enthusiast and former docent at Irvine Ranch Conservancy and Orange County Parks, said it’s not a guarantee but that folks can see it as “an early delight in the desert.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

I found her nametag from work as a docent in a historical museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The docent program is funded by the nonprofit Point Lobos Foundation, which also sponsors park visits from fourth-graders who attend schools in the region’s poorest communities, including farming regions in and around Salinas.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

In the Department of Biological and Environmental Science of the University of Jyväskylä, docent Maija Vihinen-Ranta, with her research team, investigated time-dependent mitochondrial changes as HSV-1 infection proceeds from early to late infection.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

Then the camera cut back to the docent, who explained that art appreciation was a form of therapy that would hopefully help get these men back on their feet.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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